Many credit cards include RFID chips. The chips use radio-frequency identification to transmit payment information over short distances. Credit card companies use RFID to enable "contactless-payments" ...

RFID credit cards are growing in popularity and have already been adopted by major credit card issuers. These cards use radio frequencies to allow the cardholder to pay at terminals by tapping their ...

In today’s tech-driven world, protecting our personal and financial information has become more crucial than ever. As we rely increasingly on credit and debit cards embedded with RFID (Radio Frequency ...

In today’s digital age, where we increasingly rely on technology for everyday transactions, the threat of identity theft looms larger than ever. One of the most insidious methods used by thieves is ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SmartMetric, Inc. (OTC: SMME) the miniature nano fingerprint scanner built by SmartMetric to fit inside a standard credit and debit card takes credit card security to the ...

Using a biometric scanner on your credit card makes your transactions more secure, but it might not solve any real issues. Evan Zimmer has been writing about finance for years. After graduating with a ...

The price we pay for convenience is sometimes vulnerability to unscrupulous people trying to steal valuable financial information. It’s not always an anonymous hacker on the internet, however — the ...

Despite demonstrations to show it's possible, documented cases of RFID credit card fraud are unknown. And as security professionals know, there is a huge gulf between potential crime and actual crime.

Mastercard today introduced an innovative new payment solution which puts a fingerprint scanner at the bottom of your credit card. Fingerprint scanners are pretty common on phones today, but ...